In Britain, medical ethics experts are pushing for an inquiry into the ethics of transgendered births and its effects on the child. Apparently, researchers are concerned that if a transgendered female-to-male gives birth, the rights of the parent to reproduce comes at the expense of the child’s interests. This call to “defend” the child’s rights ...
University students are pushing for gender neutral bathrooms for transgendered students. They say that students are often bullied when they go into either male or female bathrooms, and choosing which to use can be uncomfortable and embarrassing. The University of Western Ontario, in London, started building gender neutral bathrooms in 2008. The University of Victoria ...
Gay marriage is now legal in many places, and an understanding is slowly slipping into the minds of children and adults alike. So why the hell are transgendered individuals still being made to feel like outcasts from society? Well, because people suck. One example of what can only be called horrible prejudice comes out of ...
Do you ever crave the free-spirited joy of childhood games, full of imagination and role-playing? Well, if you do, you are certainly not alone. Plenty of adults have turned their childhood fantasies into sexual escapades as adults, allowing their inner animal to come out and play. The Fox Hunt is a kinky hide-and-seek for animal-loving ...
Sometimes, reality television is the best. On Thailand’s Got Talent, one contestant took a risk by singing a duet, by herself. Before launching into the number Nantita Khumpiramon told the judges: “I’m going to sing two songs which I’ve remixed myself.” Transsexuals are more common in Thailand than in many other countries, so the fact ...
I may not agree with what you say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it. A preacher has been arrested for publicly declaring his belief that homosexuality is a sin. He has been charged under the UK’s Public Order Act, which forbids using abusive or insulting language. At what point ...
April Ashley, Britain’s first transsexual to have a sex change, celebrates her 50th anniversary of being a woman next year. She is now taking part in an exhibition at Welcome Collection exploring how identity is formed and examines legal, emotional, and scientific aspects of transsexualism. Despite suffering beating from her parents, attempting suicide, being institutionalised, and being ...
It is against the law for women in France to wear pants, unless they are holding the reigns of a horse, or the handlebars of a bicycle. Which means French policewomen are breaking the law. The law initially came into force in 1800. The Paris police chief who proposed it apparently had a problem with ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
